New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-24
THE HIGH-LICENSE BILL.
PASSED BY APARTY VOTE IN THE ASSEMBLY

ONLY ONE DEMOCRAT VOTING FOR THE MEASURE
-FOUR REPUBLICANS JOIN THE DEMOCRATS IN
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES To sMOTHER TIE
BILL WITH AMENDMENTs-rHE
VOTE STANDS 20 TO 90.
fBT TELEGRAPH TO TIE rRtBUyE1
ALBANY, March 23.-Assemblyman Crosby early
to-day resolved to obtain a vote brfore sundown
on his New-York and Brooklyn High License bill.
The Assembly seemed to be in propitous mood,
Moreover 1875 OF the 12S Assembly were present,
q remarkably large attendance. Not in many years
before have many OF the Assembymen been in
Albany on the saline day. Speaker Hustled aud ex-
Speaker Erwin agreed with Mr.. Crosby in bis opinion
tDaJ he would better press the measure ut once, and
accordingly at IL clock the latter gave formal
notice to the Assembly that at 1850 p. H. he would
call mp the bl. The notice, which was given In
dramatic manner by Ne. Crosby, was listened to with
grave attention by the Assemblymen present and
those who absent in other parts OF the Capitol
sooner heard OF I. than they rushed to the As
sembly Chsmrer. Ex-Speaker Erwin at 1890 o'clock
moved a cali OF the Assembly and the motion was
unanimously adopted The motion had the effect OF
driving from the oor OF the Assembly every stran er
and lobbyist. FreLerck +. Wheeler, the chasrmAn
OF the Prohibition State Comm tlec, who has persls-
emily atored to "efeat the bull was among those who
we're thus driven out oil the Assembly Chamber. He
had TO take scat in the gallery. There also appeared
soon the faces OF Patrick j. Fitzgerald, OF Troy pres
dent or tue ale. Beer and Wine Dealers Assocai on
OF the State MIes w. Gibbons OF New York, secre-
tary of that Association si,tus w. kapi OF New
ork, the attorney OF the National Organization OF
Liquor Dealers formed 10 oppose all tempera &c iegis
l.ton, ana Charles SadIcr OF Ncwiork secretary OF
the State BIewers' Association. RENAL kable
silerce Prevailed the bOor OF the AS
sem,y ChamDer, the members listening In
iently to the speeches on The bill instead oil
wrltl.y lettefs and reading newspapers as ueual. ,
The Consideration OF the bill opeLed with the calf
ing Of tLe roll 10 learn how nany members were pres
ant. Only two absentoes were discoyered-Mr Evans
oi Oneida County, ana Mr.. hll, OF bany. Both OF
these gentlemen had been granted leave OF absence in
consequence OF serious illness. -
Mr.. Crosby offered three amendments to his bill
One exempted Buffalo the provisions OF tue bii
anofher struck out the word " cities IRON license
anu the third increased the amour: OF the store
keepers beer license from 800 to 500. lie SAID that
IT not necessary to include cider In the LIST OF
liquors included in the grant of iicensc Inc cder
makers objected 20 this pross on ana he thought the
objection a li-t one. lie had increased tho price o
the stor-kecpers beer license at the request OF As
semnyman fIatt. Ii would make the beer licenses
uniform. All OF Mr.. Croshy's amendn ents were 'hen
ADOPTED, although the democratic A-semblymen IN
periunctOry manner resisted Their adoption
Tho real Democratic attack upon the bill was begun
by ex-Congrcssman Gicene, OF Orange county re
prof.sscd iriehasmp i)r he measure aud sara that
he would vote tor II, II only two or three trilns
amoudEonts were made In II. When these amcni-
menrs ere by Clerk thickcIin5, 1t was seen by
every that they modified the oil IA wholerale
fashion. one of the amendments reduced the License
TO soIi all kina- OF liquors from ~ 900 to $ooo ana
anolb raised the ptlce Tor -ecoud, third and oJrth
grade licenses 500. In bIs opnlon It WAS nOt "a
high lIcrmsc bill Only twenty one hotels IN NtW-
York at the present time PAID the highest license zee
OF HLDU. Ihis WAS lhf Only class thdt noui" bo
arcciod by the 81 900 license lee. The 5000 other
liquor present only paid license lee each OF
SO. 1hcse $500 saloons would only take out "a
VINE aid license anu would sell alcoholic Hduois
without n license. Therefore the license Iee would
vn bc advanced from go t" @loO. Inc lowest
license fee should at 10 at be increased 10 Tluo
AR Crosby SAID tnat Mr. OTeene bad utterly mis-
taken the spilt OF the bill when he undertook to ie
auoe the license tee TO sell al kinds OF liquors from
si.UOO to 900. That Wa not high license lie was
abo in error IN thinking that those having q beer
license would be permitted 10 sell all kinds OF liquors
la dennnce OF the law. small traction OF them
mic ht cy ade the law, out majority Ot them could
not The police would arrest then', ana the holders
,f hcoSses 10 setl all Aihd, o liquors VINO had pald
; 900 thvs' licenses, would themselves enforce
the nw.
There would also he associations of citizens formed
tc euorcc nigh license law. ir Crosby h'mse |
won Il member Uf such Jaw anu ornt! lehSuc'
how-ivrk had already hao one trial oil Lleh license
law under Police Commissioner Acton inc result was
that tnr number Oi liquor shops was vastly dlmin'
ished and the city income from licenses Immensely IN
creased he doctrin. OF home rule dd not apply IN
the resent case IL tue that New York did not
want parks and other costly affairs iolsted upon her
bv the sistature bat in respect 20 law IKE THIS one
The cole oi New ork asked legislative acton Inc
Democratic Assembly ymen from mat city WHO "'io
opI ling the measuie AID not teircseht pupc seht-
meat In concuslcn lac said that he could no accept
OF any amendments 10 the uill because they Wonld
cndauger It's paraage -.
reduce the license 10 real all KINDS ot liquors rom
= l. 600 20 SJUu Tue motion was defeated by vote
ot IL To 30. All the Den ocrats except MI. leien-
dort of Rochester, voted IN laVor oi tie ahchuW'H
C.,aflcs Smith aud keitz. Republicans, alss voted
for IT, sixty nine kepub hcans voted against
H. ON Mr.. GIrcncs amendment to increase
tbc license To ell pee from SlOU 10 ZOO, the Demo-
Gratis broke away hVm Judge Greene There Was
stampeue among hrIn III fact not TO ohehu 'ne peeI
dealers. A good many o. the'n nau 'o'eu ior tno
amendment without thnhing OI its elect put seeing
the owuing iace OF Cnares htadler OF the brewers @
auciatlon ~ the gallery they began To change ther
votes. Mr.. sheehun, the Democratic Ie9aer anu "r, r.
Greene were supported by only sixteen 'ehoctats III
voting or the motion and these were burke eI,
Dickey, Farrell. fitch, Hogan, i"gSefV, Il. D
henry. lvrs, Kenny, Met ann Ne"lon, oneenah' uan
cock bacon Kruse Latncr aud Piatt voted Tor the
amendment. 1t received % votes ana % we're cast
"a asaImst IT. The mass OF the kepubhcahs "o,eu
against IL from fear l1at IL IL was a'oP'oI o
might be endangered. FoI TINS reason tuoS 'I.eu P
down an amendment offered by one oil theit huhoo'.
Dr. EusCn Ot DtOOmc county, increasing 'h' ''''
licens from 800 10 200 .h.
In., came ma attack by the Democrats from another
quarter Mr. Iia4gery, oL BloCkNn onI'oa arr1v %u
So a'I tLe cities IN the state above 2OO0O IN
popniation Mr.. Cantor, OF Now-lOiK' Win s hiI
tongue IN his cheek laid tnat the Denocra', va'.a NV
tb,s Amendment to strengthen the piii. u " ~ wac
mace he should vote tor the bill Tic diu DO. MS
however that al the other Democrats wpuau = ,o.,U%
his example. Mr.. Ives said that IL ,ir h"ES'a''
amenoment were not adopted, lie offered one aiioMI
the beard CT Estimate and Apporuonment ol Nv N,
York to fx the umDrr and pace O' hcelses io '0"
Mr.. kruse followed with IN able speech IN iavor Oh
the bill and IN iayor OF rejcctins tue an enu,n @
winch offered bY the DcluOcIuts' ,,,
pronered he said with any sincerity Inc democrats s
interrupted hrs speech WIN m Then tuning to the
Assembly he SAID:
This bl is supported public scntm ~ y",s rnE
few bills by that community III nj
Ngw TuUNE and IN act every I. c,liLens Dno.
Journal In la city yOrs This measure hy then do tho
Republican, support u ny
from that cay 10 "" rha, s.y
bli they do tho politicians oaen INV. re"i
I.v must Thrse politicians Tor 50 many yca n. Iii
uu,n the lat they think th'y cho n hand and
~ They DO uotdaro oppose IT, lhry arc 80 th.v
foot 10y liquor ats some OF the pn ma
appics to cities OF oo.uoo
i, they will vote Tor 10 such an agfcenrn
vote or applies only TO New oIa rher % mons
II a dead thing why should thcy Oha"o' '
when Il apples to The whole state
Er-Speaker Erwin then held the attention oa 'ne a.
scmbly ioi ten minutes while he maze one y, wy
ablcst speeches OF the session. giving to Ii ,h
reasous Why tue bill should be Iassed lie oaieu amo
attention OF the Assembly at the opening 0, n,' hv
men, 10 the imposing support gwen tne Tn;"he mo-
the people Ncwi ork, referring 10 ths o1,,n.